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Audiophile sound quality off a hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="gbyleveldt" data-source="post: 12941" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>Agreed, effective use of any tool lies in the operator knowing it's shortcomings</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think we can all agree here that RMAA used with onboard sound cards is a joke. I would never feel confident about my measurements if I based it on such a poor platform. RMAA won't measure jitter, but jitter in the chain will show up as THD & noise. Understanding how jitter may affect performance is the key to using measurement software.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that RMAA uses MLS as a signal source as opposed to pink noise and sine waves like they did in the old days.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh so true ;D I consider myself a 'spec checker' and low figures does carry a lot of weight with me. But not everything can be read into specs. It is possible for something to have SNR below 120dB but still sound crap. It is the hunt for this something that makes us search for something better. If the vanishingly low specs was actually so good, why do we all spend all our time developing new ways of doing things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gbyleveldt, post: 12941, member: 122"] Agreed, effective use of any tool lies in the operator knowing it's shortcomings I think we can all agree here that RMAA used with onboard sound cards is a joke. I would never feel confident about my measurements if I based it on such a poor platform. RMAA won't measure jitter, but jitter in the chain will show up as THD & noise. Understanding how jitter may affect performance is the key to using measurement software. I think that RMAA uses MLS as a signal source as opposed to pink noise and sine waves like they did in the old days. Oh so true ;D I consider myself a 'spec checker' and low figures does carry a lot of weight with me. But not everything can be read into specs. It is possible for something to have SNR below 120dB but still sound crap. It is the hunt for this something that makes us search for something better. If the vanishingly low specs was actually so good, why do we all spend all our time developing new ways of doing things. [/QUOTE]
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